The PEOPLE. Quotes
The would-be sorcerer alone has faith in the efficacy of pure knowledge
The truth was always the truth, but until I knew the truth for myself, I couldn't be free.
By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.
For once the crofter was at a a rather loss for words, for to him nothing has ever been more completely unintelligible than the reasoning that is bred of tears.
As much as we seek approval, we dread condemnation
You know that feeling when you first arrive in a new city? However tired you are, however shattered by the flight, you are impatient to get out and sample the streets, the life, the action.
Always think in terms of solutions. Focusing on the problems usually gives us more of them.
Where you are now is the result of your previous overriding thoughts and actions. Tomorrow is still in the making so plant good seeds...
Modern day information overload stops us sufficiently engaging with our thoughts.
It takes effort and concern to really think about things.
What we do makes a difference and what we think about influences what we do.
Get in the driving seat of your thoughts. You control them and they absolutely control your life.
Via self-talk we give our mind instructions on what we expect of ourselves and so behave accordingly. Change the instructions and we change the outcomes.
Our emotions stem from our thoughts, redirect your thoughts to redirect your emotions.
Identifying body language changes connected with the conversation in hand gives us insights into their thoughts and emotions.
Our lives were a series of extremes. A thanksgiving of riches was bestowed on us at birth: grace and joy and a fair share of beauty
At the unconscious level, Americans believe that good people succeed, that success is bestowed upon you by God. Your success demonstrates that God loves you.
The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly-line worker, have jobs that are too small for our spirit. Jobs are not big enough for people.
it {romantic love} really isn't about two people who have fallen madly for each other
The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process.
if people do not have responsibility, do not expect them to behave responsibly.
Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life?
Your life today is, for the most part, a manifestation of the stories you told yourself in the past.
Leaders lead themselves first and foremost. Only then can they act as example and inspiration to others.
The leader acknowledges and eradicates the weeds in the garden, but keeps vision on the beauty they are creating and not on the weeds they are destroying
The only way to get to where you want to go is to ruthlessly evaluate your where you are now. The key here is that your biggest obstacle in life is always yourself—not external factors.
Taking charge of our life reinforces our self-worth.
God is neither just nor unjust. ‘No one be hurt in the slightest’
The so-called sensitivity of neurotics develops along with their egotism
We will never become the people of hope and blessing we're meant to be until we learn how to wake up and pay attention to the glory and pain, beauty and suffering that are in lives all around us.
You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
I don't want to grow old thinking ''what if I had done...''. I avoid the ''should have's'' and take ACTION.
...no matter how much success you may experience in life, your eventual story - no offence intended - will be one of failure. Your bodily organs will fail, and you'll die.
Over the years I've received thousands of e-mails looking for guidance. Some have real problems
We wouldn't have much need of a war if people stopped using drugs. It's like taking up a fight against the use of headache remedies
Our ancestors are very good kind of folks
Poverty was a dog whose teeth sank deep.
There is no sadder symbol of the crippling poverty in which millions of peasants were forced to live than the image of a peasant and his son struggling to drag a plough through the mud.
Hungry people are always thinking about food
For white people, nothing makes them appreciate the gift of life more than voluntarily trying to end it.
I groan but answer the call in a sing song voice."Kitty Lung, hero or terrorist, you take your pick.
And the thing about grace, real grace, is that it stings. It stings because if it's real it means we don't "deserve" it. ... And receiving grace is basically the best shitty feeling in the world.
To the degree that God gives us the grace to see Him, our lives and our ministries will become fruitful and effective.
